[Newbomb Turk]

When we start pulling back soldiers who have been out 8 years that tells me we are in bad shape.

I had an Army Captain confide to me overseas that he was up for promotion to Major and he was scared that he could not even preform at Captain level because he had been out 5 years and never ever expected to be recalled.

Many of todays leadership skills are perishable and frankly many people shelve all that aquired kowledge when the hit the civillian job market.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Not if you're a Marine.